The French Language and the Orthodox Faith: A Religion-Specific Terminology and Its Imprint on Translations Cover Image

La langue française et l’Orthodoxie : une terminologie religieuse spécialisée et ses reflets dans la traduction
The French Language and the Orthodox Faith: A Religion-Specific Terminology and Its Imprint on Translations

Author(s): Felicia Dumas
Subject(s): Eastern Orthodoxy, Translation Studies
Published by: Risoprint
Keywords: translation; orthodox terminology; mediation; linguistic competence; confessional competence;

Summary/Abstract: The translator of orthodox texts (on spirituality and theology) into French is bount to mediate between the linguistic and confessional level at the same time. Our aim is to analyse the dynamics of this mediation with special attention given to the text choice, translation context and the target reader.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 219-228
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: French